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How to Understand and Deal with Anxiety

Everything You Need to Know to Manage Anxiety
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How to Understand and Deal with Anxiety by Rasha Barrage is a practical and accessible guide designed to help readers comprehend the nature of anxiety and take effective steps to manage it. The book explains the science behind anxiety, including its causes, symptoms, and triggers, and offers a range of actionable strategies such as breathing exercises, problem-solving techniques, and mindfulness practices. It also covers medical treatments and therapeutic options, empowering readers to seek appropriate professional support when needed. This guide aims to support mental well-being and help readers regain control over their lives.
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This book is ideal for anyone experiencing anxiety or seeking to understand it better, including those looking for straightforward, well-rounded advice on managing mental health from physical, therapeutic, and medical perspectives.

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With information to help you understand how anxiety affects your mind and body, and practical tips – from physical, medical and therapeutic perspectives – to help you manage the condition, this book will help you understand and manage anxiety and improve your mental health so that you can get back to feeling like you again.

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A practical, supportive and easy-to-read guide to help you understand and overcome anxiety, filled with helpful tips and actionable advice.

Feeling overwhelmed? This little book is here to help.

How to Understand and Deal with Anxiety is a friendly, accessible guide with all the information and advice you need to identify the source of your struggles and to take practical steps to reduce or manage the burden. By learning the science behind anxiety and understanding how it affects your mind and body, you'll start to dismantle its hold on you. And with practical ways to manage the conditionβ€”including physical, medical, and therapeutic perspectivesβ€”this book will help you work out the best ways you can support your mental health and improve your overall well-being.

By the end of this book, you will:

  • Understand the science behind anxiety, how it manifests, what causes it, and how to identify symptoms and triggers.
  • Be armed with physical and practical steps you can take to alleviate anxiety, from breathing exercises and healthy lifestyle choices to problem-solving techniques and coping mechanisms.
  • Have a host of holistic remedies up your sleeve for when anxiety strikes, such as mindfulness, visualisation, and breathwork.
  • Know about the medical treatments and therapies available, and know how and when to seek professional help or support.

With the right knowledge and guidance, you can learn to understand and manage anxiety so that you can get back to feeling like you again.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800074255

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 148.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Rasha Barrage was born in Iraq and grew up in Merseyside in the north-west of England. After studying law at Oxford University and completing a master's at the University of Toronto, she worked for the United Nations Development Programme before going on to train and work as a lawyer for eight years. She lives in London with her husband and three young children.

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